Thessen Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Thessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Thessén (59) & Théssen (1) are calculated separately.

Thessen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Thessen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Thessen has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Thessén or Théssen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thessen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 837,371st most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Thessen reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 1,362,628. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 33 percent live, New Jersey, where 9 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States Thessen occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 10 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Thessen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thessen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 566 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thessen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thessen surname are 22.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

Thessen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.06% less than the national average, earning $40,967 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thessén9559/
Théssen951/
Thiessen9320,225/
Theissen933,385/
Theyssen93206/
Theessen93119/
Theussen9345/
Thoessen930/
Thesen92899/
Tessen92514/
Theijssen88187/
Theisseng880/
Theisen8618,986/
Thiesen867,905/
Thissen865,221/
Thyssen864,504/
Tiessen861,970/
Teessen86356/
Theysen86216/
Theesen86157/
Thetsen86105/
Thoesen8685/
Thessin8682/
Tessien8650/
Tesasen8641/
Teyssen8637/
Thejsen8627/
Theusen8623/
Theseen8615/
Thesson8610/
Tahssen867/
Teissen863/
Thessem862/
Thesien862/
Thhesen861/
Theasen861/
Thassen861/
Thedsen861/
Thessan860/
Tesen832,775/
Thijssen807,905/
Thiesson80408/
Thessing80310/
Thieszen80132/
Thayssen8033/
Teijssen8028/
Theihsen8028/
Thesasin8021/
Thaissen8011/
Theijsen8010/
Theisson808/
Theyhsen807/
Thøgesen806/
Theisjen805/
Thasseen805/
Thiessan804/
Thiehsen803/
Thiessin802/
Theissan802/
Theiszen801/
Tessenne801/
Teheesen801/
Tehesson801/
Thaïssen801/
Theehsen801/
Taehssen801/
Theesoen801/
Teissien800/
Theaseng800/
Theeseen800/
Theissin800/
Tesson775,695/
Tissen774,335/
Tyssen77787/
Tessin77779/
Tessem77442/
Thysen77399/
Tahsen77374/
Tedsen77331/
Teisen77270/
Tossen77215/
Tiesen77177/
Thisen77151/
Teysen77149/
Thesin77129/
Tohsen77123/
Thosen7794/
Tassen7781/
Thasen7778/
Tessan7762/
Thesan7752/
Thösen7747/
Teesen7742/
Tesien7731/
Teseng7727/
Teusen7721/
Theßen7716/
Theson7714/
Tihsen7714/
Tehsen7712/
Thesén779/
Tejsen777/
Tetsen776/
Tessyn774/
Tesaen774/
Teseen773/
Teseun771/
Tyhsen771/
Tessén771/
Tessón771/
Toesen771/
Teszen771/
Tescen771/
Taesen771/
Teasen770/
Theissing75216/
Theessink7525/
Theuschen754/
Thijjssen751/
Thuijssen751/
Tahasseen751/
Tijssen712,882/
Theißen712,856/
Thaysen711,311/
Thießen711,089/
Thijsen71898/
Tieszen71636/
Thaisen71492/
Tahssin71316/
Tessone71257/
Thaseen71252/
Tissent71171/
Tessing71150/
Theison7193/
Tessont7171/
Teytsen7171/
Thetson7169/
Tyssaen7162/
Tiessan7158/
Teisson7157/
Theeßen7156/
Thøisen7151/
Theyson7151/
Theußen7151/
Teijsen7150/
Theesan7149/
Theyßen7135/
Tessand7118/
Tissaen7117/
Teasson7116/
Thesane7115/
Tessina7114/
Tiesson7114/
Tøgesen7114/
Thyhsen7112/
Thyseen7111/
Theuson7110/
Thisson719/
Tedtsen718/
Tession718/
Tesasin718/
Teesson716/
Tessoun716/
Thoysen716/
Thassan716/
Tysseng716/
Thedsén716/
Tahasen715/
Theeson715/
Thiseen714/
Theisem714/
Tasseen714/
Thetsin714/
Thasson713/
Thahsen713/
Thysson713/
Thoisen713/
Tessong713/
Thuisen713/
Theisan712/
Thassin712/
Tessane712/
Teaseen712/
Teysson712/
Tassien711/
Tohssin711/
Thehsin711/
Teyseen711/
Thaesan711/
Tesaten711/
Tessemk711/
Tessyna711/
Tisheen711/
Thosuen711/
Theisin711/
Thohsen711/
Theshan711/
Thehson711/
Thesink711/
Tayssen711/
Teshsan711/
Tessang711/
Tessann711/
Tessant711/
Tessink711/
Tetseng711/
Tehsenn711/
Tahsien711/
Toissen711/
Thishen711/
Tisseng711/
Thihsen711/
Thyssin711/
Teassem711/
Theseem711/
Teessin711/
Thesong711/
Thessim711/
Thechen711/
Thosaen711/
Teisien711/
Teusson710/
Tysheen710/
Thissan710/
Theasan710/
Thoesan710/
Thesion710/
Teesend710/
Thtisen710/
Thiesan710/
Tezen672,747/
Tosen671,557/
Tesan671,465/
Teson67797/
Tasen67530/
Techasen67504/
Theising67357/
Thetsing67350/
Tisen67271/
Tysen67209/
Thaisaen67188/
Tecen67175/
Tesin67145/
Theysohn67131/
Tahassan6799/
Tesem6786/
Tessanne6772/
Theisohn6744/
Teitsson6743/
Thaiseen6737/
Theesing6733/
Tychosen6732/
Theisane6728/
Theihzen6725/
Teşen6720/
Tesón6717/
Thetsion6711/
Teissing6710/
Thyssing675/
Tesán675/
Tesén675/
Tösen675/
Theshane674/
Thayseen673/
Tashseen673/
Theasant672/
Taihseen672/
Teßen672/
Tesengne671/
Tesschin671/
Thisieng671/
Tahassin671/
Thiossin671/
Tésen671/
Tysoysen671/
Tessonne671/
Tesèn671/
Theicien671/
Taehseen671/
Thijseen671/
Tahseenn671/
Taicheen671/
Thissina671/
Thaissem671/
Tethseen671/
Teschaen671/
Teschuen671/
Theasing670/
Thissing670/
Theisind670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thessen
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